The monthly meeting of the Widows and Orphans Aid Association was called to order by President Mark McDonough on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 1:44 p.m. in Room 150 at the Hall of Justice.
President McDonough opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call of Officers:
President Mark McDonough, Vice-President Robert Mattox, Treasurer Dean Taylor, Secretary Joe Reilly, Trustees John Centurioni, John Keane, Al Luenow and Harold Vance were present. Trustee Sally Foster was excused.
Approval of the minutes of the April meeting:
A motion made by Luenow, seconded by Centurioni, to approve the April minutes passed without objection.
Receiving applications for new members, suspensions and reinstatements:
Joe Reilly and Mark McDonough addressed the 227th Lateral Academy Class yesterday May 7th and received the applications of 10 prospective Association members.
Communications and Bills:
Routine correspondence and the normal monthly bills were received in April. A motion by Mattox, seconded by McDonough to approve payment passed without objection.
Report of the Visiting Committee:
Joe Reilly attended the Vigil Service for our deceased member, retired Inspector George Guglielmoni.
Report of the Trustees:
The Association received notice of four deceased members this past month:
Alvi R. Blasi, 86 years, San Francisco native, 47th Academy Class, Star #1432. Alvi received an emergency appointment to the SFPD in February, 1948 after working in the sheet metal trade. He was laid off in October 1948 later but did receive a permanent appointment the following year in August 1949. (58th Academy Class, Star #1493) Alvi resigned from SFPD in 1952 to pursue a business career however he returned to law enforcement in 1964 when he became a San Francisco Deputy Sheriff. Alvi left the SFSO in 1977 and was appointed as a
Harbor Police Officer, Star #1. He was assigned to work out of both the old Potrero Station and later Central Station from where he retired in 1984.
George E. Guglielmoni, 70 years, San Francisco native, 101st Academy Class, Star #498. George was appointed to the SFPD in June 1965 after working as a retail clerk. His first assignment was to the old Potrero Station followed by Park Station in 1966. In 1972 George was detailed briefly to the Inspectors Bureau, Burglary detail, before returning to Park Station.
He was promoted to Assistant Inspector in 1975 and re-assigned to Burglary. 1979 brought a promotion to Inspector followed by a promotion to Sergeant in 1980 after which he was assigned to Property Crimes and then returned to Burglary, from where he retired in 1995.
In 2000, George returned part time to the Department as a Police Service Aide working at Central Station where he served until 2003. George received a Third Grade Meritorious (Bronze) Medal of Valor in 1965 for his arrest of an armed robbery suspect who, located in a bar, was captured and forcibly disarmed.
Homer M. Coreris, 79 years, San Francisco native, 82nd Academy Class, Star #1102. Homer was appointed to the SFPD in 1956 after working in the sheet metal trade. His first assignment was to the old Central Station on Greenwich Street followed by a transfer to Co. K, Traffic, fixed post traffic control, in 1957. Homer remained at Co. K for 19 years during a period when traffic officers on fixed post were not only a critical element in the City’s transportation system but also provided a daily police presence in the neighborhood. In 1976, he was transferred to Ingleside Station where he served for an additional 8 years until his retirement in 1984.
William E. Koenig, 85 years, 57th Academy Class, Star #1633. A native of Sterling, Colorado, William attended college in San Francisco before his appointment to the SFPD in 1949. He was assigned to Richmond, the former Potrero Station, the Accident Prevention Bureau (Co. K), Headquarters Company, Southern Station, and the Bureau of Special Services, (Support Services) from where he resigned in 1959 to become a Probation Officer. William was re-appointed to the Department in 1962. He returned to Potrero and was later assigned to Central Station until he was promoted to Sergeant in 1966. William served at Park Station and later returned to Central until he was promoted to Lieutenant in 1971 and assigned to Northern Station.
He spent four years in the Bureau of Inspectors as an OIC followed by assignments to Central, Southern, Northern, the Patrol Bureau (Field Operations) and Field Training program.
William was promoted to temporary Captain in 1980 and assigned to Central Station from where he retired in 1981. He received the following Medals of Valor: 1964, a 3rd Grade Meritorious (Bronze) Medal of Valor for his role in rescuing occupants from a fire in six story building; 1969, a Bronze Medal for the capture of a gunman who was firing wildly into the walls of his own apartment; 1974, a Bronze Medal for his role in the apprehension of a fugitive from Missouri wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer.
Unfinished Business:
Joe Reilly reported that the City’s Payroll and Personnel Division is converting its system to a new computer platform and will not be able to make modifications to current accounts until completion which is anticipated in September. Dean Taylor informed the Trustees that the review of the Association’s status under ERISA was completed and the conclusion of the attorneys who did the review is that the Association is required to comply with the provisions of the Employee Retired Income Security Act of 1974.
New Business
None
Good of the Association:
If you are a Widows and Orphans member whose dues are deducted from your paycheck and are retiring soon, or if you have retired in the last year, please remember that payroll deductions for dues stop once you are retired. Dues payments are not deducted from retirement checks. (Automatic payment through the credit union is not affected) Please contact the Association for instructions on maintaining your membership. Members can contact the Association at woaasfpolice@gmail.com in addition to the Association’s voice mail phone number
(415) 681-3660, or speak to any one of the Association officers.
Adjournment:
President McDonough set the next meeting for Tuesday, June 8, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. in Room 150 at the Hall of Justice. A moment of silence was observed for all our deceased members. The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Fraternally,
Joe Reilly, Secretary